2-Volume Set
Martin J. Blaser is the Henry Rutgers Chair of the Human Microbiome at Rutgers University, where he also holds professorships in Medicine and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and directs the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine. Prior to this, he was Chair of the Department of Medicine at New York University. As both a physician and microbiologist, Dr. Blaser has dedicated over three decades to exploring the complex relationships between humans and their long-term bacterial colonizers. His research initially centered on Campylobacter species and Helicobacter pylori, which serve as key models for studying host-microbe interactions. In the past 20 years, his focus has expanded to investigating how the human microbiome influences health and contributes to diseases such as asthma, allergies, obesity, diabetes, neurological disorders, and cancer. Dr. Blaser has mentored numerous students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty members throughout his career. He holds 28 U.S. patents and has published more than 600 original scientific articles. Additionally, he is the author of the widely acclaimed book Missing Microbes, aimed at general readers and translated into 20 languages.
PART I: BASIC PRINCIPLES IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Section A: Microbial Pathogens
Section B: Host Defense Mechanisms
Section C: Epidemiology of Infectious Disease
Section D: Clinical Microbiology
Section E: Antiinfective Therapy
PART II: MAJOR CLINICAL SYNDROMES
Section A: Fever
Section B: Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
Section C: Pleuropulmonary and Bronchial Infections
Section D: Urinary Tract Infections
Section E: Sepsis
Section F: Intraabdominal Infections
Section G: Cardiovascular Infections
Section H: Central Nervous System Infections
Section I: Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Section J: Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning
Section K: Bone and Joint Infections
Section L: Diseases of The Reproductive Organs and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Section M: Eye Infections
Section N: Hepatitis
Section O: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Section P: COVID-19
Section Q: Miscellaneous Syndromes
PART III: INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THEIR ETIOLOGIC AGENTS
Section A: Viral Diseases
Section B: Prion Diseases
Section C: Chlamydial Diseases
Section D: Mycoplasma Diseases
Section E: Rickettsioses, Ehrlichioses, and Anaplasmoses
Section F: Bacterial Diseases
Sub-Section I. Infections due to Gram-Positive Bacteria
Sub-Section II. Infections due to Gram-Negative Bacteria
Sub-Section III. Infections due to Spirochetal Bacteria
Sub-Section IV. Infections due to Anaerobic Bacteria
Sub-Section V. Infections due to Acid-Fast Organisms
Section G: Mycoses
Section H: Protozoal Diseases
Section I: Diseases Due to Toxic Algae
Section J: Diseases Due to Helminths
Section K: Ectoparasitic Diseases
Section L: Diseases of Unknown Etiology
PART IV: SPECIAL PROBLEMS
Section A: Nosocomial Infections
Section B: Infections in Special Hosts
Section C: Surgical- and Trauma-Related Infections
Section D: Immunization
Section E: Protection of Travelers
Section F: Emerging Issues in Infectious Diseases